Nisource (NI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Nisource (NI) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 25.22% in Q3 2026, up 1.85 percentage points from 23.37% a year earlier and up 8.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nisource (NI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Nisource's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 16.27% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 11.18 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 27.63%, up 0.95 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for five straight years, with a five-year change of +15.87 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 26.68% in FY2024 (+3.15 pp), 23.53% in FY2023 (+1.90 pp), 21.64% in FY2022 (+1.08 pp) and 20.55% in FY2021 (+8.79 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from 7.76% in Q4 2025 to 34.78% in Q1 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.15 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 8.30 percentage points in Q3 2023, against a drop of 18.49 percentage points in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 16.99% (Q2 2026), 34.67% (Q1 2026) and 7.76% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | 29.10% |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 29.34% |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 33.93% |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | 30.17% |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 26.52% |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | 33.93% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | 5.08% |
| 10 | Nisource | 21.72 Bn | 23.31 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 25.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 25.22% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 34.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 34.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.68% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 32.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.19% |
API Access
Nisource Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=NI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "NI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=NI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();